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New York: Masquerade Books, Inc., 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 471p. A black hardcover book in near-fine condition, lacking the dustjacket. Owner's stamps inside; otherwise clean and tight. A collection of erotic lesbian short fiction.
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London/Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1909. Hardcover. 832p; 48p Christmas number. Ex-library; REBOUND. A thick hardcover book that has been rebound in 3/4 tan buckram with marbled boards. Spine labels chipped and edges scuffed. Front hinge was starting to crack, but has been repaired. Soiling on foredges and title.....
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Philadelphia: Henry F. Anners, 1854. Leather. 252p. A small hardcover book bound in gilt-decorated red leather. POOR CONDITION. The bottom half of the spine has chipped off, and the edges of the boards are heavily scuffed. Earl;y owner's gift inscription on first blank page, dated 1882. Pages foxed, most heavily.....
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1875. Leather. 928p. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 black leather with marbled boards. FAIR condition. Edges heavily scuffed, and edges of spine starting to split (boards are still attached). Page edges dampstained. Closed tears in page 247. Pages 359-362 are detached and badly worn.....
New York: The Paris Review, Inc., 1984. Paperback. 203p, plus ads. A softcover book in very good condition. Cover lightly rubbed and spine creased; otherwise clean and tight. Winter 1984 issue of THE PARIS REVIEW, a prominent quarterly literary magazine. Contains an interview with classical translator and poet Robert Fitzgerald.....
Original b/w postcard with photograph of Piatt Castle, the home of Ohio poet Abram S. Piaat. Postcard is unused. Fine condition. Standard size, measuring 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Abram Piatt, and his brother Donn, built a pair of homes in West Liberty, Ohio, both modeled off of european castles: Castle.....
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1957. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 160p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Edges lightly rubbed, endpapers a bit foxed, and binding barely cockeyed. Text is unmarked and binding secure. The dustjacket is rubbed and lightly edgeworn, with several tiny.....
Avenel, NJ: Crescent Books, 1995. Hardcover. 192p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a fine dustjacket. Owner's stamps on endpapers and title page, and price sticker residue on front endpaper; otherwise clean and tight, and jacket fully intact. Illustrated anthology of real love letters written by famous historical and.....
Original color postcard with photograph of Axel Munthe Postcard is unused. Fine condition. Measures 4 x 5 3/4 inches. Postcard was published in Naples, Italy. Munthe was a Swedish author best known for his work THE STORY OF SAN MICHELE.
New Haven: Ticknor & Fields, 1983. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 184p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a near-fine dustjacket. The book is clean and tight. The jacket is price-clipped, but in otherwise excellent shape. Humorous essays on eating and food culture.
Phoenix, AZ: The Oryx Press, 1996. First edition. Paperback. 201p. Ex-library softcover book with minimal signs of usage other than a few old library stamps and labels. Good condition.
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New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1979. Hardcover. 216p. A large hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Head of spine lightly bumped. Contains the signature of Chicago-based professional musician Donald Knight; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is price-clipped and lightly sun-toned. Scratches on front.....
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Abridged edition, revised. Hardcover. 515p; xxiv. Ex-library. A black cloth hardcover book in good reading condition. Spine and boards unevenly faded. Corners and spine ends worn through. Call number on spine and black ink mark on bottom edge. Bookplate, stamps, and card pocket inside.....
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 460p. A hardcover book in essentially fine condition with a very good dustjacket. Small rub mark in the middle of the spine; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is mildly rubbed and worn, but otherwise intact. A.....
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1895. Vol I: 440p. Vol II: 416p. Two hardcover books in good condition. Ex-library: number painted on spine; stamp on title page and page edges. Covers worn; binding somewhat loose; pages rough-cut; otherwise clean and unmarked. With a memoir by William Micael Rossetti.
London: Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 1996. Hardcover. 252p. A black hardcover book in very good condition. Dustjacket clipping taped to front endpaper. Owner's stamps inside, but otherwise clean and tight.
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1962. Revised Edition (Faber Paper Covered Edition). Paperback. 336p. A softcover book in very good condition. Spine and covers rubbed, and owner's signature inside. Otherwise clean and tight. Examines themes of love ancient, medieval, and modern literature.
Koln: Taschen, 2004. Hardcover. 460p. A large hardcover book in near-fine condition. Spine text lightly chafed; otherwise clean and tight. No dustjacket. Volume 2 only. Measures approx. 11.2" x 8.7"
Chicago: The Swallow Press, Inc., 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. 473p. A softcover book in very good condition. Top corner of front cover creased; top corner of page 147 creased. Gift inscription on half-title page, but otherwise clean and tight.
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 466p. A hardcover book in good reading condition with dustjacket. Cover and dustjacket are heavily dampstained; the staining has bled into the endpapers and first few pages. The binding is cockeyed, but still tight. Otherwise, text is unmarked and jacket.....
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New York: Harper & Row, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 279p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight, but the front cover is slightly warped. The jacket is lightly worn along the top, but otherwise intact.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 351p; viii. Ex-library. A green cloth hardcover book in good reading condition. Spine is tanned and lightly worn at the ends, and has a label at the bottom. Binding is cockeyed, but still tight. Convent label and stamps inside.....
New York: Atheneum, 1954. Hardcover. 240p. A hardcover book and dustjacket in good condition. Jacket tanned and edgeworn with tiny tears at the corners, head and foot of spine, and rear top edge. Page edges a bit tanned; otherwise clean and tight.
Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1982. Medallion Edition, America Reads. Hardcover. 592p. A hardcover book in good reading condition. Corners and spine ends heavily worn. Pencil scribbles on foredges and rear endpapers. Student names written inside front cover. Binding slightly shaken due to years of use, but still tight.....
Original color postcard with photograph of Ernie Pyle's home in Albuquerque. Postcard is unused. Fine condition. Standard size, measuring 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Ernie Pyle was the most famous of America's WWII war correspondents. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was killed during the invasion of Okinawa in 1945. His home was.....